Crayfish plague
| Crayfish plague | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Order: | Saprolegniales |
| Family: | Leptolegniaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanomyces |
| Species: | A. astaci |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, 1906 | |
Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) is a water mold that infects crayfish, most notably the European Astacus which dies within a few weeks of being infected. When experimentally tested, species from Australia, New Guinea and Japan were also found to be susceptible to the infection.
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